College rankings: Schools – not students – are sweating lists

When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ag ...

Online Escort Solicits Sex to Undercover Cop at College Station Motel

A woman who placed an online ad soliciting "bliss and pleasure you won't regret" has landed the alleged escort behind bars after meeting up with an undercover cop for sex.

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As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug

When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.

Belmont College Workforce Development/Community Education Department announces new online courses

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- The Workforce Development and Community Education Department at Belmont College announces that they are now offering web-based courses. The online offerings will include home inspection courses, as well as IRS (Internal Revenue Service) tax preparation courses.

Students honored at Multicultural Gala

SMU students, faculty and staff gathered in the Hughes-Trigg Ballroom Saturday dressed for an evening of "Old Hollywood Glamour" as they celebrated this year's accomplishments during the Fourth Annual Multicultural Gala Awards.

Education notes: News from schools near you

Education notes DAKOTA COUNTY -- Peter Bohacek, a science teacher at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, was featured in a national

A Look at Iowa Community College’s 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Teams: Indian Hills Community College

The Indian Hills Community College Warriors are in the hunt for their sixth Iowa Community College Athletic Conference title in seven years. IHCC, 22-1 overall and 2-0 in the ICCAC, has won three straight games since suffering their only loss of the season on January 17.

College graduates struggle with student loan debts: Plain Dealing

Student loan debts are growing so high that experts say college grads are putting off rites of passage like marrying, buying homes -- sometimes even moving out of their parents' homes.

L.A. Unified students square off in Academic Decathlon Super Quiz

Based on an unofficial tally, district officials say Granada Hills Charter High scored highest in the Super Quiz event. On Thursday, students will learn which teams advance to the state competition. Hundreds of high school students lined up outside Roybal Learning Center near downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in letterman jackets and the kind of windbreakers worn by Olympians. Members of the Van ...

Students reconsider pricey tuition

After graduating from Northview High School in 2010, Elle Stobinski was set to head off to a four-year university.

Students tune in their homework at Central Carolina Community College

SANFORD - When some students at Central Carolina Community College turn in their projects, people in Lee, Harnett and Chatham counties can check their work.

More students qualify for money at

More students at Nicholls State University qualified this year for performance-based scholarships at an invitation-only event held last week.

'Education is the great equalizer'

African-American students from several Duval County high schools had their say Friday about education and life in Jacksonville as well as their ideas for improving both in the future.Straightforward but respectful, nearly 60 teenage boys and girls participated in a youth forum at the Ritz Theatre and Museum kicking off the fourth annual Urban Education Symposium: Reclaiming Black Males for ...

International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges

At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.

Students Compete In The Sport Of Reading At Kids' Lit Quiz Finals

Team From Squadron Line School In Simsbury Wins U.S. Finals; Heading to New Zealand In July When Simsbury sixth-grader Andrew Donshik was asked Friday night how he planned to celebrate his team's victory at the U.S. finals of the Kids' Lit Quiz, he said he would probably "go read more."

Students' retreat from English

Arecent education ministry survey of third-year middle school students nationwide found most students have an ambivalent and contradictory attitude toward English. Of the 3,225 students surveyed, most felt English was important to study, but few wanted a job requiring English. The disjuncture between what they consider important and what they want for themselves is puzzling and disappointing. In ...

Do College Rankings Matter?

Student Opinion | Do you care how the colleges you're considering are ranked?

Students get career advice via Skype

NEW BERLIN — Sixth- and seventh-graders in New Berlin got some firsthand career advice Friday from an engineer who previously worked for NASA.

Claremont McKenna College removed from magazine ranking

Amid scandal over inflated reporting of incoming classes' SAT scores, Kiplinger financial publication has dropped the campus from its list of best values in liberal arts colleges. Claremont McKenna College took another blow Friday as a result of the scandal involving its admissions office exaggerating freshman classes' SAT scores. Kiplinger, the finance magazine, announced that it had dropped ...

Bilingual classes try to push Latinos toward college

Four high schools in Southern California are offering math and science courses using online curriculum from Mexico to get more Latino students to meet requirements to go to college. On the first day of the semester, Sylmar High math teacher Cesar Fuentes wasted no time: " Ven, tomen una computadora ," he said. "Go grab a laptop."

NY Times Is Wrong About Maximizing College Aid Chances

Today?s article on the Times website, ?Expert Advice on the Best Ways to Secure Financial Aid,??? is a glaring example of more bad college advice. To say that parents should, ?Embrace the fact that there is no ?secret,? no magic way to increase your aid chances,? is misleading at best. It probably would do my ...

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Shift Medical Education Focus into Emerging Markets

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current environment, medical education groups are faced with the challenge of holding down costs while adding new programs and expanding into emerging ...

U.S. college ratings game set for shakeup

(Reuters) - An elite California college's admission this week that it tried to boost its reputation by inflating the test scores of incoming freshmen has stoked a heated debate over the outsized influence and controversial methodology of commercial "best college" lists. But behind the furor over the fraud at Claremont McKenna College is a crescendo of calls from academics, politicians and ...

Career Education Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Career Education Corporation will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results after market close on Monday, February 27, 2012, and host a conference call Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

Oracle University and HCG Announce New Education Center in Minneapolis, MN

HCG and Oracle University are pleased to announce the opening of a new education center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The new location will be operated by HCG (Harbinger Consulting Gr

Dominican University Offers Two Bisk Foundation Teacher Education Scholarships for 100% Online Master's in Education ...

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominican University, a U.S. News & World Report-ranked and regionally accredited university, is currently accepting applications for the Bisk Foundation Teacher ...

College Football Conferences Ranked by Best Recruiting Classes in 2012: Fan's View

These are the college football conferences that signed the most recruits in 2012 that were ranked with three stars or more. College football recruiting can be a real crap-shoot, but overall, the conferences that sign the most highly ranked recruits each year are going to be the...

New England College Selects Bisk Education for New Online Degree Program Offerings

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New England College (NEC), ranked among the top regional universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report, has selected Bisk Education's University Alliance ...